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18 July 1963

MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Support Branch

FROM Mr. Ramon R. Hart

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SUBJECT : Manvel F. ARTIME Buesa
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l. The first phase of the audio surveillance of the
Subject at the SAS safehouse in Bethesda has been completed.
The Subject left Washington, D. ¢., on 13 July 1963. The
owner of the listening post, Mr./Fred C. THOMAS, Jr}Q7=5
moved out of his house, bag, baggage, and furniture, on
12 July 1963 enrouts to an overseas PCS assignment.

2. Mr. Charles MATT, the case officer in this case, has :
advised that the Subject, along with a Cuban companion, Mr. ;
Rafael Aurelio QUINTERO Ibarbia (#252 529), will return to |
Washington, D. C., to be billeted in the Bethesda safehouse on |
Monday, 29 July 1963. Mr. MATT has fervently requested audio rn
coverage of the downstairs bar and telephone and the main floor : .
living room at this house in order to monitor the Subject's
conversations with QUINTERO during the absence of SAS case

officers. : 2
3. The case was assigned to the District Field Office,

and Special Agent (Harold G. s designated as responsible
agent. It is Agent (TITTSLER's to place microphones in the
downstairs bar and the main floor living room and a tap on the
telephone and string all the wires to a crawl space over the
garage. In that latter space, which will be kept locked, he will
set up two regular AC-operated tape recorders to be actuated by
the two VOR's obtained from Franconia and paid for by SAS. Un-
beknown to the Subject and his companion, a case officer will
have to service this equipment whenever an opportunity presenta
itself.

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hk. The cover story to be used by Agent (TITTSLER Jduring
the installation is that he is working on the house at the Ted of
request of the leasor, Was on xeal estate agent, Mr./R. Ve. O
Cortlandt weRESI (D Bf gees) J Mre T]supposedly maintains
the house for a New York lawyer in order to billet the latter's
transient clients, Case Officer MATT has engaged a maid to
clean up the house Mondays gnd redays; however, she can be
told to stay away if Agen Rfneeds to do work there on
those days. It was also discreetly requested by the undersigned
of Case Officer MATT not to kibbitz too mich while the techni-
clans are making the installation.

5. It is expected that the audio results of this type
of coverage will be superior to the results of the previous
“radio" phase. The only complication will be in servicing the
recorders on a timely basis.

Ramon R. Hart

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